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and connection. My work represents more traditional Indigenous spirituality.” More than $22,000 in prize money was danced for and prizes ranged from $100 for a consolation prize to $1,000 for first place. Specials included the Saturday Night Best Dressed Drum Group with a top prize of $800, a Prairie Chicken/Round Bustle committee special with a top prize of $700, a Women’s Jingle Contemporary vs. Old Style special also with a top prize of $700, a Squetimkin & Hernandez Family Junior Jingle …

and festivals up and down the west coast," says David Lewis, Grand Ronde Museum Curator and Cultural Liaison. "He has perhaps 30 years of photos of these festivals. I think he has the largest collection of images of these cultural events in the world." Williams' 1980 book, "Bridge of the Gods, Mountains of Fire: A Return to the Columbia Gorge," an illustrated history told from the perspectives of both his Indian and pioneer ancestors, is arguably the best book about the Columbia Gorge and has long been …

this huge natural phenomenon, a gathering place for Tribes back to time immemorial; an integral part of our history; and half the people in town don't even know there's a falls here." Poler Heyaza Brien, 15, had an eagle feather he found in the water "two or three corners down." He was planning to put it in the back of a cedar headband. "It feels nice and peaceful out when you are paddling," Brien said. "You hear the fish and the birds jumping out of the water. You see a deer sometimes; eagles …

aware of the impact the 2001 CHS Workgroup formula has had on the ability of Tribes to provide quality health care to their members. The formula is simply not fair. "I appreciate Dr. Roubideaux's outreach to Indian Country to solicit recommendations on how best to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the CHS program and acknowledge that changes to the CHS distribution formula may be warranted. The Portland Area has been working for many years to address the inadequacies the distribution …

the American Museum of Natural History in New York City to discuss the Tribe's upcoming visit to Tomanowos. The museum agreed to close the site to all other visitors while Tribal members visit and conduct a blessing. 1996 - Architect Frank Whalen reported that groundbreaking on the new Tribal health facility should begin in August with construction taking about a year to complete. "We are still within the budget of around $3.5 million," he said. "It is running $122 a square foot." 1991 - Tribal …

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closest to the highway and was formally dedicated to valet parking. All testing and vaccinations will be administered by Department of Health and Human Services employees. “Signage will be onsite to direct traffic,” Huffman said. “This clinic will be a walk-up venue that conducts COVID testing as well as COVID vaccinations.” For more information about vaccination clinics and providers near you, visit GetVaccinated.Oregon.gov or visit the Oregon Health Authority’s webpage on available clinics …

on Friday, May 26. Almost 200 people gathered with the family for Beryle’s service and her cousin, John Sanchez, traveled to Oregon from the East Coast to perform the services at Beryle’s request. “She was like a sister to my mother, but she was also like a sister to us,” Sanchez said. Like many members of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Beryle and her family were relocated to California by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1956. She was 21 and living in Tillamook when the family …

Center for the annual Employee Appreciation Holiday Party combined with the fourth-quarter Years of Service awards on Thursday, Dec. 21. A buffet of salmon, turkey and prime rib was served after a welcome by Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy and invocation by Tribal Council member Jon A. George. Tribal Interim General Manager Chris Leno announced the service awards. “What we have today is truly amazing and this is one of the best highlights of the year,” Kennedy said. “I really …

Tribal Elder Sammy Bruised Head, who walked on Oct. 26. “Sammy had a wealth of experience working with the Grand Ronde TERO program dating back to 2018,” Reibach said. “Since then, Sammy had been a great asset to our workforce, contributing and helping meet Tribal hiring goals in various capacities. We are sincerely grateful we had those opportunities to work with Sammy as she progressed along her journey within the construction trades. It is with deep sadness and a spirit of mourning that we send …